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Department of the Air Force releases policy on Military Parental Leave Program
January 10, 2023 — Military Parental Leave for Airmen and Guardians will expand to 12 weeks after convalescent leave for birth parents and 12 weeks for non-birth parents, including adoptive parents and eligible foster parents, effective Dec. 27, 2022... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Chris Norris, a refueling boom operator assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, greets his infant daughter, Bailey, on the flightline at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Nov. 12, 2012. Norris had just returned from serving for more than two months deployed as a member of the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

633d CES training: missile unearthed
November 7, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Beegle, left, and Senior Airman David Bowles, both 633d Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians, inspect gear in the back of a Humvee at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2022. Covering a range of missions, EOD technicians are trained to detect, disarm and dispose of explosive threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)... MORE

When food consumes you: serving with an eating disorder
July 11, 2022 — Various studies show that military service members face a higher risk of developing eating disorders than the general population. In an organization that relies on mental and physical wellness, this can potentially cause major damage to the mission... MORE

So Others May Live
June 29, 2022 — “My entire job is based around the concept ‘so others may live’,” said Staff Sgt. Kennedy Houser, 633d Surgical Operations Squadron, sterile processing non-commissioned officer in charge. Houser was raised in Alabama and joined the Air Force in 2015. According to Houser, service, whether it be to her country or those in need, has always been a big part of her identity... MORE

VIRTUAL FLAG: Homeland Defense exercise sharpens skills, deters enemy aggression
April 19, 2022 — VIRTUAL FLAG 22-2: Homeland Defense exercise was successfully executed at the 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operation Center, or DMOC, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed locations around the world from March 28 – Apr. 1... MORE

graphic with USAF aircraft and emblems on a U.S. flag background for Virtual Flag: Homeland Defense exercise

Air Force announces FY22 Aviation Bonus
April 6, 2022 — This year’s AvB program builds upon previous years’ offers to decisively shape and retain the rated force by providing specific eligible pilots, RPA pilots, air battle managers and combat systems officers with monetary incentives in exchange for active-duty service commitments... MORE

JBLE Personnel stay mission ready with CBRN Training
February 25, 2022 — Personnel from across Langley came together for a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear exercise on Feb. 17, 2022, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va... MORE

Touch-A-Truck
September 27, 2021 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - The U.S. Army Transportation Museum at JBLE-Eustis, hosted the annual Touch-A-Truck event September 9, 2021. This event aims to inform the base population about emergency responders, individual preparation and allows face-to-face interaction with the men and women who might respond to an emergency call... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Beegle, explosive ordnance disposal technician, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron, demonstrates the size of an inert 155 millimeters round by letting a child hold it during the Touch-A-Truck event on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, September 9, 2021. Explosive Ordnance Disposal is one of the first responder agencies that took part in the Touch-A-Truck event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Johnny Foister)

Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths
September 23, 2021 — The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or fiction, the science is clear … approved COVID-19 vaccines work... MORE

The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or fiction, the science is clear … approved COVID-19 vaccines work. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

And a base appears
May 6, 2021 — What would happen if personnel needed to be rapidly deployed to a location where nothing was on the ground except a landing strip? That is one of the questions that Air Combat Command’s Agile Flag 21-2 experiment sought to answer ... MORE

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